diff --git a/server/eebus/test/pairing_test.go b/server/eebus/test/pairing_test.go
index b8566271c..111575935 100644
--- a/server/eebus/test/pairing_test.go
+++ b/server/eebus/test/pairing_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/evcc-io/evcc/server/db/settings"
 	server "github.com/evcc-io/evcc/server/eebus"
 	"github.com/evcc-io/evcc/util"
+	"github.com/evcc-io/evcc/util/test"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
@@ -110,6 +111,8 @@ func findPairing(pairings []server.PairingInfo, source server.PairingSource) (se
 }
 
 func TestShipPairing(t *testing.T) {
+	test.SkipCI(t) // flaky: SHIP mDNS/pairing races, see evcc #31617 and ship-go #89
+
 	util.LogLevel("error", map[string]string{"eebus": "trace"})
 
 	// tear down a server instance left over from other tests in this package